I’ve got the COMT AA genotype and feel like I exhibit all of the personality traits on that list in comparison with others. Honestly, I’m not sure all of the traits come from the genes though. My family members are all extremely artistic so I grew up with many opportunities to be creative and improve my mind. Nature and nurture are both part of it, from my perspective.
ADHD
Impulsive
PTSD
Anxiety (in a state of constant hyperarousal due to PTSD and ADHD. 40 to 60 mg Adderral XR daily takes care of it. Calms me. When added stress due to infection, surgery, etc I take small amount of 1/2 to 1 mg day Xanax for short period of time. On Cortef for Adrenal insufficiency currently.
Top 2% IQ
No signs of age related memory issues (67 yrs old)
Poor executive functioning.
I work better when faced with a last minute deadline.
I am artistic, I’m good with words, I perform horribly under stress , I tend to be impulsive (though with age comes wisdom, maybe ) I have an anxiety disorder, and I have ADHD-PI (primarily inattentive) . I hope that I was helpful. Have a good day!
ditto to the PTSD, never took Adderal, on high xanax for panic disorder for 4 years…
RE: Adrenals
Cortef,: i need help in this area, but i can’t have any B’s except from whole foods; Docs down here in FL are sparse and i find they just go by the blood levels at noon, when i collapsed 4 years ago in another state, i took a bunch of stuff, but i know that adrenals still need help. Is Cortef a Rx?
Thanks, i’m 63, feel like i need help with my mind, and sleep, hyperarousal keeps me awake all the time, have to take sleep meds to sleep for a few hours…homebound, trusting for healing, but it seems like i’m on my own as far as doctors are concerned.
Also, naturopath said i have Lyme, 2 strains, and the docs here say no, not enough bands. So tired of the rat race!
Just found out mercury toxicity, DO gave me some chelation drops…
Have you gone gluten and dairy free? Ask your Naturopathic dr if they’ve heard of humic acid to help clear viruses and Lyme. If not, google Amy Myers MD with Antony Haynes on humic acid. I find it fascinating!
I got Lyme at the age of 13 at a beach in Rhode Island, and was diagnosed at the age of 38. I stroked out and had an intravenous port installed for IV antibiotics, administered with home nursing care.
This went on for 5 years under the excellent care of a well known MD board certified doctor with a specialty in Lyme. I continued on with 5 more years of oral antibiotics. I owe my life to this doctor. He is now retired and no longer practicing. He is my hero! I also have Common Variable Immune Deficiency, which I was born with. I was diagnosed with it at age 55.
COMT RS4680 AA
I definitely feel like there are some very strong truths to this.
I am terrible under stress, and all the rest apply to me.
I would say the neurosis shows when I’ve been improperly medicated for adhd (inattentive subtype).
I have also had issues with compulsive overeating, have a lower pain threshold, have higher highs and lower lows in emotional range, and several other concerns which have been connected to this gene.
I wish I knew how to eat, exercise and supplement(or medicate if needs be) to balance this excess of neurotransmitters.
Stimulants have helped, but only in smallish dosages
Anyone else respond the same way or have any positive routines to help remedy it?
Have you read the COMT section of the book “Genetic testing defining your path to a personalized health plan” It is very thorough and well researched. The book can go along with a genetic report too
, I tend to be impulsive (though with age comes wisdom, maybe 
) I have an anxiety disorder, and I have ADHD-PI (primarily inattentive) . I hope that I was helpful. Have a good day!